5 years ago
Food (10 posts found)
How to eat Real Fancy in Boise: Go To State & Lemp
The modern concept of American fine dining comes with a preset of aesthetics and feelings, no longer simply the quality and relevance of the food. I remember a time when the only variable we considered was price and quality. And then social media, especial...
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Dig This: Boise is More Than Potatoes. Yes, Really.
When friends and readers ask me which destination of all I’ve visited in the Sates has struck me the most, most recently my no-flinch response is “Boise, Idaho.” The super-flinch reaction is always a puppy’s duster-tail speed, double-take “did you say Boise?”...
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Alpine Chila ‘Orchata Black Russian with Espresso
My first job in food was serving tables at Blanca's, a family owned, Mexican and El Salvadorian restaurant. It was the most authentic Latin restaurant in my town at the time, probably still is, and quickly the IT spot for the huge Central American contingen...
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Bren Makes Vibrant Sweet English Pea & Minted Soup from “Modern Pressure Cooking” on Let’s Talk Live! DC
Just when I thought the "Modern Pressure Cooking" cookbook tour on TV was slowing down, I get a call from the friendly folks over at "Let's Talk Live!", ABC's morning talk show in DC at the beginning of February. They wanted to know all about the hype arou...
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Bren Cooks A Cuban-Style Meatloaf in a Pressure Cooker on NYC’s PIX11 Morning News
Bren was invited to teach New York's PIX11 Morning News anchors, Suki and Scott, all about pressure cookers, both stovetop and electric, during a fun live segment in NY. From her new cookbook, "Modern Pressure Cooking," Bren made Cuban-style meat...
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Orange-Ginger Chicken With Lotsa Flava
Where did our holiday season go? I swear to goodness it was just last week I was booking my first trip to Napa, long before Thanksgivng, yet here we are, well in to the first week of the year. I can't even wrap my head around what was supposed to happen duri...
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Atypical Lake Tahoe Or a Halting Stay in Truckee
Just when you think you've seen or heard it all, you end up in a place bearing a name worthy of a city council voting session. Or just when you're convinced you've graduated to the class of judging a book by its content and not its cover - -in this case, a...
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Bren Cooks Under Pressure and Celebrates the New Year on The Hallmark Channel “Home & Family”
Bren continues on her national cookbook tour with a fun New Year's Eve celebration on the Hallmark Channel. On her 6th stop, Bren cooks her Aromatic and Bright Orange and Ginger Chicken recipe from her new cookbook "Modern Pressure Cooking" on the network's ...
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Bren Makes Gourmet Lamb Shanks on FOX Good Day DC
I ended the year on a really high and energetic note with the over-the-top amazing and way-too-fun group of peeps at Good Day DC (FOX-5), starting with Erin Como who loves to cook. I thought we were going to simply demo my beautiful lamb shanks from my cookb...
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{Friends of Bren Guest Post} Salted Chocolate-Drizzled Coconut Macaroons {Gluten-Free}
Happy Holidays, sweet friends! What a season to celebrate life and all things delicious, especially when it involves sharing beautiful creations by our friends. In the midst of an epically busy work season, I asked my dear friend Faith from the crazy prett...
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